Photos: Exploring nature since 1914
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Live Birds of Prey were on display, left, at the overlook where a barn owl with its loud screech was the center of attention. The day-long celebration included guided hikes, live music, a hawk migration watch, tons of children’s activities, vendors, and a trail race. Fundamentals of fly fishing, top, were taught in the Pear Orchard by staff from L.L. Bean, who also held clinics on camping, paddling, and map-and-compass navigation.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Wet ride: Horses keep their heads down in the rain as they pull a wagon through the Pear Orchard at John Boyd Thacher State Park on Saturday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Throwback: The day-long celebration included guided hikes, live music, a hawk migration watch, tons of children’s activities, vendors, and a trail race. Fundamentals of fly fishing were taught in the Pear Orchard by staff from L.L. Bean, who also held clinics on camping, paddling, and map-and-compass navigation.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Delighting in heights: The event also offered a Janus-faced look at Thacher with a rock-climbing wall. Centuries before there was a park, Native Americans scaled the limestone cliffs, aided by a leaning log that came to be known as the Indian Ladder. And, a recently adopted master plan for the park’s future calls for rock-climbing activities.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Rainy day fun: The going was slippery for a mother-son dyad that tried their luck at walking on stilts.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
All about nature: Spraying red dye on a white T-shirt, a girl uses an eagle stencil to make a lasting image as part of the festivities Saturday celebrating the centennial of John Boyd Thacher Park.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Jazzing up the party: Members of the group Oobleck play during the festivities in Pear Orchard Area of Thacher Park before the headliner Hair of the Dog later Saturday night., part of a day-long celebration of the park’s centennial.